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The Civil War era: Pekin’s blacks in a time of transition

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The Third Degree: Chapter 20: ‘We, the jury, find the defendants . . .’

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The Third Degree: Chapter 19: The deputies’ defense team rests its case

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The Third Degree: Chapter 18: The defense pleads its case

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The Third Degree: Chapter 16: The courtroom theatrics of Attorney Black

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The Third Degree: Chapter 15: The prosecution painstakingly lays out the case

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The Third Degree: Chapter 14: The state presents its case

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